Filter.



No. 702,495. Patented lune l7, I902.

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FILTER.

(Application filed Dec. 81, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE,

DELLA EDITH SHINN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FILTER,

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent 0. 702,495, dated June 17, 1902. "Ipplication filed December 31, 1901. Serial No. 87,926. (No model.)

To aZZ whom itmay concern.

Be it known that L'DELLA EDITH'SHINN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county' of Kings,State of Newto and removed froma faucet, which will consist of few parts, which may be easily and quickly cleaned,and which will be efficient in its operation.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a filter in which the filtering-bed will be visible, so that its condition may be seen without disassembling the filter.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar partsin the'several views, Figure 1 is asideelevation of the filter attached to a faucet Fig.j2"isacen tral vertical sectionof the filter. Fig. 3 is an inner end view of one of the metallic ends which is screwedontothe central'glass body.

Referring now to the drawings, thefilter comprises a central body portion 10, which. is preferably formed'of glass 'and is; in the form of an oblate s'pheroid,la't theendsof the minor axis of which are'theopenings 6;and 7 which are continued through thenecks 8 and Oircumfer-' drical, and in which are pressed threads, as shown, the major and minor end portions being separated by a shoulder 18, against which is disposed a rubber washer 19, and within the major portion and against the rubber washer is disposed a sieve 14. The major end portions of the sleeves are screwed onto the necks 8 and 9 of the body of the filter and against the ends of the necks are disposed other rubber washers 21, against which the sieves impinge when the sleeves are screwed firmly into place. between a shoulder 18 and the end of the corresponding neck of the body, so that passage of water from the body excepting through the sieves is prevented. These sieves, itwill be understood, hold the filter-bed in place.

In applying the filter to a faucet a rubber bushing 23 is disposed in the outer or minor end of a sleeve at one end of the filter, and which bushing is of such size as to snugly receive theend of the faucet with such friction as to hold the filter on the faucet, it being understood that by providing a number of bushings of different diameters or having different bores, the filter may be used upon different-sized faucets.

isprovided with afbushing in the form of a metal'tube 24, having a reduced opening 25 inl its end, the web which partly closes the and'to facilitate-application and removal of {this- ,bushing it is provided with a flange 26, havinga milled edge, this bushing having threads pressed therein to engage the threads of the minor end of the sleeve.

It will be understood that in practice -changes in the specific construction shown may be made and that any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention. I v

What is claimed is-- i I As an article'of manufacture, a filter comprising a glass body portion having reduced, cylindrical, tubular ends having threads pressed thereon, a sheet-metal'sleeve for each tubular end comprising a major portion, a minor portion and an intermediate shoulder,

The opposite end of. the filter. or the sleeve of the opposite end Each sieve is thus clamped sleeves being screwed onto the reduced porsaid major and minor portionshaving threads I tions of the sleeves and each being adapted pressed therein the major portions of the for engagement with either of said minor portions, and a filter-bed in the body be- 15 tween the perforated plates. I

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on the 10th day of December, 1901.

DELLA EDITH SHINN.

t-ions of the body, a pair of rubber washers disposed between the end of each reduced portion of the body and the shoulder of the sleeve engaged therewith, a perforated plate held between each pair of Washers, a reduc- 1 ing bushing formed of sheet metal and having tapered end portions, a rubber bushing having exterior threads formed thereon said bushings being screwed into the minor por- Witnesses:

GEo. CoNDI'r, EMMA A. HUTCIIINS. 

